Railway construction.



R. N. DITHMBR.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION IILBD 001220, 1913 1,096,608, Patented May 12, 1914.

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COLUMBIA PLANOOiAPH C0, WAsMINnTON. D. C.

REIMER 1\T. DITHMER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'May 12, 1914.

Application filed. October 20, 1913. Serial No. 796,224.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, REIMER N. DITHMER, a, citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railway constructions, and has for its object the provision of improved means for preventing the spreading of the rails thereof.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion of a railway bed equipped with means for preventing the spreading of the rails thereof, embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of the rail bed, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on line ae-a2 of Fig. 1.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing comprises the usual rails l secured to the usual ties 2 by means of the usual spikes 3. At intervals the rails 1 are bound together by means of a yoke having ends I which are provided with abutments 5 closely fitting against the outer sides of the webs or rails 1 and with notches (3 adapted to receive the outer portion of the rail flanges as indicated in Fig. 2. Each of the yoke ends 4i is provided with a laterally offset portion 7 having a threaded stem 8 at its inner end. The threads on stems 8 are oppositely disposed and a turn buckle 9 is threaded thereon and serves as a means for drawing the yoke ends together to engage the rails tightly and prevent spreading or tilting thereof, lock nuts 10 being provided for locking the yoke in binding position. A distancing bar 11 is arranged between rails 1 and is provided with notches 12 at its ends adapted to engage the inner portion of the rail flanges as shown in Fig. 2. Distaneing bar 11 is slidably mounted in notches 13 provided in yoke ends 4, as shown in Fig. 3.

The specific form of construction set forth is a simple and effective one for the purpose and that it will absolutely bind the rails together against spreading and also prevent tilting of the rails, as will be readily understood.

\Vhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth,

but desire to avail myself of such variations 1 and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a railway, of a yoke provided with ends adapted to engage the outer sides of the flanges and webs of the rails; means for drawing the ends of said yoke together; and a distancing bar notched at its ends to engage the inner edges of the rail flanges and slidably engaging said yoke ends, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a railway, of a yoke provided with ends adapted to engage the outer sides of the flanges and webs of the rails; a turn buckle for drawing the ends of said yoke together; and a distancing bar notched at its ends to engage the inner edges of the rail flanges and slidably engaging said yoke ends, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

REIMER N. DITHMER.

IVitnesses:

I'IELEN F. IJILLIS, JosnuA R. H. Porrs.

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